This year we added in the Skylanders Giants thanks to Christmas time, and he was struggling with a few specific 1st grade skills so I made some simple printables for him to use. Specific skills addressed: tally marks, digraphs {sh, ch, th, tch, wh}, _ight words, syllables, addition}. I chose the skills addressed based on his current needs, I hope some of you who have Skylanders fans might be able to use them also!

There is a Roll and Record set, which also include a simple 1-5 recording sheet since Ladybug got jealous.

He LOVED these and within one day his tally mark skills were amazing! His struggles with tally marks inspired me to create these!

The Dot Fun set is less appealing to Krash, he enjoys the game aspect of the set above!

Here’s a couple of videos of us working on the Roll and Record. I have been asked to make more in-action video clips, so I am going to try to do that more often!

Last year I created some printables based on the book, The Mitten. You can download the files created last year by clicking the links below, which will take you to the webpage where the pdf file is hosted.

This year we are using the book for a week of preschool work for Ladybug and I am using Jolanthe’s The Mitten Printable Packs, my own printables {above} and a few new ones I made for her!

One of the activities Ladybug loves the most is Roll & Graph, so I made her a set to go along with the book. I included a graph for 5 or 10, and the printable die. She also really enjoys Dot Fun pages, so I made a mini set for her! Both are included in this new set…

I get questions frequently about certain printables I offer, from moms wanting to know what they are intended to be used for. In honor of these questions, I am doing a series of blog posts, based on the printables I get the most questions about! If there is a printable included in a Preschool Pack,Tot Pack, or others, that you have wondered about, let me know in the comments and I will add it to my list of future posts!

First up, dot fun printables!

I am certainly not the only one to offer these, they have been around for years. I offer dot fun printables in a few locations on my site.

Here are a few of my ideas of how to use these printable in a variety of ways! If you have more ideas, leave them in the comments!

The most obvious is usually dot paint! This is fun, and a one use item. Once it’s painted on, it’s usually done.

Another one use item is small stickers. Stickers work on many fine motor skills and are really good for tots to explore. When my tots are young, I line the stickers up as shown on the left, to allow as much independence as possible.

Markers are another way to use dot fun pages. My daughter likes to color in the circles, which is great fine motor work also. If you’ve ever seen the Kumon Let’s Color workbook, you’ll notice the similarities.

If you are brave, get out the glitterfor your tot and let him/her shake it on the glue you put on the letters!

Finger Paint is another fun use. It takes great concentration, as you can see! She really loved this!

Want to use your dot fun multiple times? Slip it into a sheet protector or a dry erase center, then get out your play dough! Roll balls with your tot, then find a small object for your tot to smoosh into the balls for extra fine motor work!

Grab a cookie sheet and use small home made magnets to put on the dots. You can buy magnets, or you can make your own. We have pom pom magnets and gem magnets. I made both with a glue gun, mini magnets, and that’s it!

Helpful Dot Fun Items…

Remember ~ when using small objects with young children, they need constant supervision. Many of the items suggested are choking hazards and should never be in the hands of a young child who isn’t properly supervised.

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